Transplantation of Aus paddy seedlings has been completed successfully and those are now growing well in eight districts in this region along with the vast Barind tract amidst suitable climatic condition including the frequent rainfall, reports BSS.
Recurrent rainfalls are bringing fortune for the farmers towards the growing process creating seasonal job opportunities for the labourers especially the indigenous males and females, said Shamsul Haque, deputy director of Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE).
He said farmers are busy nursing of the growing Aus plants of various high yielding and local varieties including BRRI-28, BR-26, BR-27, BR-21, BR-48 and BR-55, which give better yield.
Some of the high yielding and drought tolerant as well as short-duration varieties released by Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) have become boon for the farmers, Dr Aminul Islam, chief scientific officer of BRRI, said while talking to the news agency on Tuesday.
The BR-48 paddy variety has been gaining popularity among farmers in the Barind tract for the last couple of years. It has been giving satisfactory yield with scanty rainfall and limited irrigation during the Aus season in the area.
Meanwhile, the farmers have brought 2,37,958 hectares of land under Aush paddy cultivation in all eight districts under Rajshahi division during this season.
DAE has set a target to bring a total of 2,59,591 hectares of land fixing production target of 6,98,491 tonnes of rice in the division.
Additional director of DAE, Deb Dulal Dhali said a total of 39,200 farmers got incentives of seed and fertiliser for the cultivation of Aus paddy on 39,200 bighas of land in all the eight districts.
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